Kochi | A man wanted in connection with the murder of a woman in West Bengal was arrested from Perumbavoor here, police said on Friday.

The arrested accused was identified as Fakir Mondal, a native of Krishnaganj in Nadia district of West Bengal.

According to police, the West Bengal Police recently alerted their Kerala counterparts that Mondal, who was wanted in the murder case, had reached Perumbavoor.

Acting on the information, the Perumbavoor police launched a search and traced him to a rented house at Mudikkal on Thursday night.

A team from the West Bengal Police later reached Perumbavoor and took the accused into custody, officials said.

The accused was produced before a local court on Friday to obtain a transit warrant, after which he is expected to be taken back to West Bengal.

Police said Mondal had arrived in Perumbavoor a few weeks ago and was searching for a job.

Investigators also questioned people who were in contact with him during his stay in Perumbavoor.